"The current situation is no longer awesome, we are considering it more. My opinion is to return to Weizhou first." The person who said this was Zhao Weiji, who is now sitting in the middle of the tent of the central army.

When all the Song army who were still alive retreated to the barracks, they discovered a terrible fact, that is, Zhao Weiji, who had been standing aside before, was actually the person with the largest rank among all the officers now.

In addition, the Zhenzhou Army under his command is also the largest new force of the Central Route Army, and they have shown great combat power just now.

So now the Central Army can naturally be chaired by Zhao Weiji.

After packing up all the remnants, Zhao Weiji clicked and said that together with the army brought by his Zhenzhou, there were nearly 70,000 people who could still have combat effectiveness, which was much better than I thought.

But the biggest problem now is that the morale of the team has been hit by a huge blow. Although it has little impact on the Zhenzhou soldiers of the Central Route Army's main combat force, it is not a good thing.

So in the end, Zhao Weiji was about to retreat to Weizhou first and make adjustments before making subsequent actions.

The money was so bad that it was broken, but now it has turned over. Tian Chongjin's old subordinates in the big tent can only be a human being with their tails in their hands, and no one dares to raise any objections.

In fact, Zhao Weiji was just like a meeting. He was quite satisfied when he saw Tian Chongjin's people not fart.

Since no one objected, it would be natural to return to Weizhou.

Just as the middle army retreated to Weizhou, the Khitan army led by Yelu Xiuge also arrived.

It turned out that Yelu Xiuge heard the escaped Khitan soldiers described the new formation arranged by Zhao Weiji's troops, and he had never heard of this way of dispersing the entire formation against the cavalry. So Yelu Xiuge, who had a strong curiosity, wanted to meet this formation for a while.

But what he didn't expect was that the Song army retreated so quickly.

So he chased the Song army all the way, but he was still one step slower, and the Song army had retreated into Weizhou City.

Now Yelu Xiuge began to worry. The Khitan army originally lacked effective means of siege, and Zhao Weiji shamelessly set up eight bed crossbows on the top of the city as soon as he retreated into Weizhou City.

Yelu Xiuge also heard Yelu Mo introduce the reputation of this bed crossbow. It is indeed a magic weapon for defending the city.

Seeing Zhao Weiji, he directly put the crossbow on the top of the city and Yelu Xiuge also understood that the Song army planned to defend the city.

Just when he was still considering whether to attack forcefully, he got a news that Cao Bin, a guy who remembers to eat but doesn't remember to beat, is back.

After this news, Yelu Xiuge immediately led his troops eastward and temporarily gave up Weizhou City on Zhao Weiji's side.

Zhao Weiji, who saw the Khitan soldiers retreating, certainly would not think that it was the Khitan who was afraid to attack the city. There must be something more important that forced Yelu Xiuge to lead his troops away.

Zhao Weiji's inference was soon confirmed.

The middle army also received news that Cao Bin led his troops from Xiongzhou again.

"It's true, Cao Bin really can't stand the instigation of his subordinates and comes out again. It seems that my choice to kill Tian Chongjin is the right choice. If this is not the case, it will inevitably be the same as in history as in history. Then, the Khitan army that completely freed up will defeat all the other armies." After receiving the news that Cao Bin went on a war here, the trace of guilt in Zhao Weiji's heart had disappeared.

It turns out that the reason why Tian Chongjin had physical problems during a single fight and was stabbed to death by Yelu Xiu Ge directly on the battlefield was Zhao Weiji.

When Zhao Weiji learned that Tian Chongjin was rheumatoid, he began to brew this plan in his mind.

He first bribed Tian Chongjin's personal soldiers and brought the Caowu medicinal wine that had a certain therapeutic effect on rheumatism to Tian Chongjin.

Caowu medicinal wine can certainly treat rheumatism, but the premise is that the amount of Caowu is appropriate. Once the dosage is too much, it will cause aconitine poisoning.

The symptoms of aconitine poisoning are nerve paralysis and tachycardia. Tian Chongjin was on the battlefield and had such a result because of the onset of aconitine poisoning symptoms.

Of course, Zhao Weiji has been doing this very carefully. All the grass-forest medicinal wines from his personal soldiers were provided by Zhao Weiji, and the ones they provided before were ordinary medicinal wines that controlled the amount well.

Because the Song army had been advancing rapidly before, even if it matched history, Zhao Weiji could not conclude that the Liao Kingdom would definitely turn the tables, and it would be impossible to win like this.

So Zhao Weiji has always been prepared for both ways. If he really keeps winning, then he will always provide Tian Chongjin with normal medicinal wine, which is also a reward for this hero.

But when he learned that Cao Bin's grain road was robbed, he concluded that if he did not take action, the battle would continue to move forward in the footsteps of history.

Because after Cao Bin retreated to Xiongzhou, he could quickly support the North China Plain with the mobility of the Khitan cavalry.

Even if Zhao Weiji does not take action, Tian Chongjin will still be defeated. Although others will not die, the troops will be defeated miserably and the progress of the Central Army will also stop.

Once the progress of the Central Army was stopped, the pressure on the Khitans in the battlefield around Nanjing would be much smaller in an instant. When Cao Bin came out again, what was waiting for him was the ambush circle established by the entire Khitan army.

After Cao Bin's troops were destroyed, Mi Xin would not have a good result.

When all the troops in the east are basically ruined, will the army on the west route still feel better?

So Zhao Weiji decided to attack Tian Chongjin. He asked Tian Chongjin to die directly on the battlefield, and then he could gain command of the Central Army.

Only after obtaining the command of the Central Army can this war create variables.

So on the day Tian Chongjin left the war, the medicinal wine provided by Zhao Weiji was overdose of Caowu. He knew very well that Tian Chongjin would definitely go to Yelu Xiu Ge to fight one-on-one. He also calculated that Tian Chongjin would drink toxic medicinal wine before fighting one-on-one because the weather would cause rheumatism.

Everything was in his calculations, and there was even an unexpected effect that Yuan Jizhong actually disappeared directly on the battlefield, which is even more troublesome.

Zhao Weiji, who successfully obtained command of the Central Army, is about to start implementing his plan.

First, he went to Zhao Guangyi for the memorial, which stated that Tian Chongjin had sacrificed his life for the country and Yuan Jizhong disappeared on the battlefield. The Central Army also suffered certain losses, but the losses were still within an acceptable range. I hope that Your Majesty can allow the Central Army to continue the Northern Expedition after the renovation.

After receiving the memorial, Zhao Guangyi also knew that the Central Army could not retreat now, and that once the East and West armies retreated, they would lose their support, so he could only order Zhao Weiji to take charge of the Central Army affairs and continue the Northern Expedition.

Now Zhao Weiji is completely right.

Immediately afterwards, he began to order the living forces in Weizhou City to repair it as soon as possible, because he would set out to save Cao Bin soon.

...

There is now a stalemate between the two sides on the battlefield on the West Road. Due to the desperate defense of Khitan soldiers in Yingzhou City, Pan Mei-Yang Ye's troops did not quickly take Yingzhou.

In this way, the Khitan defenders on the west route can finally take a breath.

Yelu Mo, who fought with Zhao Weiji again, came to the west as Yelu Xizhen's adviser, but after arriving, he found out that Zhao Weiji was not in the west army, but was assigned to the middle army.

Although we were unable to meet Zhao Weiji, Yelu Mo has now begun to consider the next stage of the war.

At this time, the balance of the battlefield situation began to tilt towards the Khitan. Since Cao Bin's food route was intercepted, the initiative on the battlefield had already reached the hands of the Liao Kingdom.

Immediately afterwards, the commander of the Central Army, Tian Chongjin, was directly killed in battle, and the Western Army was also tied to the city of Yingzhou.

It was already time to start to tighten the lasso around the neck of the Song Dynasty, but Yelu Mo got the news that Zhao Weiji became the leader of the Central Army.

In all the previous battles, Zhao Weiji could be said to have not even released a single fart, and he was like a hidden person.

But just as Tian Chongjin died, Zhao Weiji and his Zhenzhou soldiers began to emerge. Reality directly blocked the Khitan pursuers and preserved most of the strength of the Central Army.

Then he became the leader of the Central Army.

This situation surprised Yelu Mo. All the measures in order to deal with Zhao Weiji were useless in the early stage, and now these measures are not enough.

Although Zhao Weiji may become a variable in this war, Yelu Mo can't control so much now.

"It's time." Yelu Mo said to Yelu Xizhen.

"Okay, pass the order and let the brothers in Yingzhou hold on for a while. It's almost time for us to fight back."

After issuing the order, Yelu Xizhen immediately wrote to Empress Dowager Xiao, who was stationed in Tuoluokou, and asked to start a counterattack.

It turned out that Empress Dowager Xiao had always held an elite soldier in her hand for this time. Once the war was directed in a direction that was beneficial to the Liao Kingdom, then this elite soldier would become the biggest blow to the Song Dynasty army by surprise.

After Yelu Xizhen's letter reached Empress Dowager Xiao, Empress Dowager Xiao now faced a choice, whether this army was for Yelu Xiuge or Yelu Xizhen.

After weighing the pros and cons, she sent the troops to the west battlefield led by Yelu Xizhen.

Because, first, Xiu Ge does not need to increase his troops at this time, and his troops under his command are in full swing, which is blocking the two armies. Second, the troops led by Pan Mei and Yang Ye in the west are relatively stronger. Xizhen has been suppressed. Now, if the troops in his hands are sent to the west, the effect will be better.

...

In this way, when Zhao Weiji decided to add more troops to the east, Empress Dowager Xiao made a opposite judgment with him. No one knows what effect such a decision would have. At this time, history has begun to reach the fork in the road because of Zhao Weiji's efforts.

Zhao Weiji's historical knowledge is no longer effective at this time. The next step is to look at his judgment ability on the battlefield.
Chapter completed!